Comments on: Girasole’s Seventh Inning Stretch

By: AudKnits

AudKnits — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:49:10 +0000

Hurray, Rebecca! You are so right, the Pastaza is a heavy blanket. I’m excited about your yarn crossing the ocean too! I’ll look forward to hearing about your progress!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:55:42 +0000

Well….I did it….I started Girasole. I swatched in the Pastaza and thought it would be a much heavier blanket than I want. I want a lap-quilt size so I indulged in ordering some Hebridean yarn from Virtual Yarns in Scotland. I’m excited to get it in. I had a little bit left over from my Oregon Vest and picked a color similar to yours….swatched with that…..can’t WAIT for it to cross that Atlantic Ocean!

By: AudKnits

AudKnits — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:34:28 +0000

Congratulations on your Girasole. Do you have a photo of it posted anywhere?

I’ve been hearing about that edging from other people, too. I feel intimidated by that, and also the blocking. I’m already planning on what furniture I’m going to have to sell off, just to make room to block the thing. It’s going to be huge.

By: Kathy Strand

Kathy Strand — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:03:22 +0000

I loved knitting this. It went really fast until I got to the edging. It hibernated for several months. I picked it up later and forced myself to “get er done”. It is really nice. I knitted it with the Jamieson’s Spinthrift so it is much smaller. The next one will be bigger yarn.

By: AudKnits

AudKnits — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:48:11 +0000

Hi Rebecca. Seeing your projects on Ravelry and your blog, I think you’d enjoy making Girasole. I’m already plotting another, maybe in the shawl size next time.

By: AudKnits

AudKnits — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:46:44 +0000

Oh, I do love your sense of humor. Thanks for giving us all a giggle!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:11:00 +0000

I’m going to knit this someday! I have loved the pattern ever since Jared showed it to us on his blog. Yours is very pretty in the color you selected!

By: Laurie (Moo!)

Laurie (Moo!) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:39:21 +0000

I’ll bet you could knit a lot faster if you took off that mitt!